Join us virtually on Tuesday, October 7 to learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur in the commercial real estate industry. Speakers include Villanova alumnus, Mark Thomson ’05 VSB, (Love Communities), Greg Manocherian (RoeCo Holdings), and David Fowler (Vigilant Holdings)! Register online here.
Mark Thomson ’05 VSB, Founder
Mark has 20 years of multi-housing real estate experience having sold $20B in transaction volume and accounting for over 100,000 units. He began his brokerage career in 2005 after graduating from Villanova University and quickly purchased his first apartment community (125 units) in 2008 at the age of 25. From there, he accumulated a portfolio throughout the Mid-Atlantic over the next 15 years until officially founding Love Communities in 2022 with 1,500 units as a base for growth.
Upon his exit from JLL, he was office head of the Philadelphia Capital Markets office. In addition, Mark sat as a nationally appointed leader of JLL’s National Multi-Housing Group, and in 2022, Mark was the number one multi-housing producer for JLL nationally. Mark graduated Cum Laude from Villanova University with a BSBA in Finance and Marketing. He has continued serving Villanova post-graduation as the inaugural member of the Villanova School of Business’s Nova Next Council and is on the board of advisors for the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate.